BENTON HARBOR — For the fourth consecutive year, cyclists of all ages will showcase their bikes at the Cycle-Re-Cycle Bicycle Show, Ride, and Swap Meet in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

While the majority of bicycle events are rides, the C-R-C Bicycle Show provides attendees with a unique experience.

“This is a bicycle show,” said event organizer, Mike Eliasohn. “(It is) open to all kinds of bikes – road bikes, cruisers and stretch cruisers, collectible bikes, BMX, freak bikes, low riders, recumbents, tricycles, etc.”

For $3 per bike ($1 for children 15 and under), participants can enter bicycles in the show. Awards will be doled out for three categories: best original or restored cycle (without modifications), best modified or custom bike, and best bike used for regular transportation or recreation. Attendees will vote for their favorites, with voting ending at 1 p.m., which will be announced at an award ceremony at 1:45.

Eliasohn explained that in addition to seeing various builds of bicycles, attendees will also be raising money for a great cause.

“The event is a fundraiser for Cycle-Re-Cycle, a not-for-profit volunteer-run bicycle shop started in 2010,” he said. “Cycle-Re-Cycle repairs and sells donated bicycles at affordable prices. No money? No problem. “Children ages 1- to 17 who can not afford a bicycle can earn one by working in the shop,” Eliasohn said.

In years past, the Cycle-Re-Cycle Bicycle Show has attracted people near and far.

“Entrants came from as far as Kalkaska in Northern Michigan and Logansport in North Central Indiana,” Eliasohn said. “They came because there aren’t many opportunities to show and talk about bikes.”

While attendance has been steady over the past three years, Eliasohn is hopeful that more entrants and bikes will come this year. “As a long-time bicycle nut, I know there are other enthusiasts who like to show and talk about their bikes and other bikes. It’s the pedal-powered version of a car show.”

The bicycle show is followed by a five mile ride along Lake Michigan. It will start and end at Cycle-Re-Cycle, and will lead cyclists on a hill-free journey through Benton Harbor’s beautiful Jean Klock Park. The cost to enter the ride is $1, and begins at 2 p.m.

Attendees are encouraged to bring bikes and bike parts to sell or donate. The fee is $3 per bike.

The Cycle-Re-Cycle Bicycle Show is Saturday, August 23, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Cycle-Re-Cycle in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Registration begins at 9 a.m. The event is free for spectators.

Cycle-Re-Cycle is located at 300 12th St. in downtown Benton Harbor.

For more details, please visit www.cycle-re-cycle-swm.org or email cycle.re.cycle.swm@gmail.com.